Agra mime Erwin, 2000

Erwin, Terry L., 2000, Arboreal Beetles Of Neotropical Forests: Taxonomic Supplement For The Agra Virgata And Ohausi Groups With A New Species And Additional Distribution Records (Coleoptera: Carabidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 54 (2), pp. 251-262 : 258

10. Agra mime Erwin , new species

( Figs. 1 , 2 , 3 )

Diagnosis. Elytron with interneurs biserially punctate; color pattern simple, longitudinally striped with interneur 5 pale in color ( Fig. 1 ). Pronotum finely and evenly punctulate over entire surface; prothorax concolorous, without anterior and basal blackish bands.

Description (See Table 1): Size: ABL = 13.5 mm; SBL = 12.79 mm; TW = 3.4 mm; LH = 2.12 mm; LP = 2.91 mm; LE = 7.76 mm.

Geographical Distribution ( Fig. 3 ). Know only from the type locality.

Specimens Examined. Holotype male, Ecuador: Napo Province, 20 km E Puerto Napo, Alinahui, 450 m, 01 ° 00 ̍ S, 077 ° 25 ̍ W, E. S. Ross, September , 1997, CAS, ADP 56338*.

Etymology. The specific epithet, mime , refers to the similarity of this species to some brentids, such as Arrhenodes gnatho (Licht.) .

Figures

Fig. 1. Elytra (dorsal aspect) of Agra mime, new species.

Fig. 2. Male aedeagus of Agra mime, n. sp., a. left lateral, b. dorsal, and c. ventral aspects.

Fig. 3. Geographical distribution map: Members of the virgata group. 1) Agra vate; 2) A. nola; 3) A. cadabra; 4) A. virgata; 5) A. chocha; 6) A. phainops; 7) A. imaginis; 8) A. ocellata; 9) A. inca; 10) A. mime.